New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-20
ATHER DAMIEY OF MOLOKAL.


And so they have you lad, only folk OF old
Were cat by the Maker OF men in tho grand heroic
That all men care for is to crope and moil to get
The treasure the rust consumes ana the secret moth doth
That look to the ground, then they looked
BY all that is holy AMI rnc rs lie. boy. just a lie
Fun many a tongue can tell how surely now IL then
there are with ma moi s t s' no o. o hero hrccd
So true and strong aud sannch for the doing of many
No less than the deeds of yoro speak of through all
Which stir Us with Passionate longing, and to
holiest tears.
What is the gaantest deed, You answer The facing Of
And you surely right; you know how the Christ
No lore Is greater than his mat n lag dorm, mis- life
But how shall he lay down In the heart OF the hottest
stflie.
As he grappes with desperate strain In the deadly battle
Where loenan with foeman Is matched, strong snewed
each AM each I
That man lay down his fe no greater love than this
Just think OF tbs JOY OF lie It's glory. and might AMI
Del.ht Of the perfect limb delight of the busy brain
And life Is dear full oft, though grit with srdo OF
One hopes hopes on the end. ID half content at
To eat NJ the falling crumbs while others may share tho
To die on tho burning ship that another may gain the
To sink in the idsecss deep that a raft may safely
To prop the falling arch II but for minutes space;
To look on the fever h'nd, AMI even smile in his face
such things are common enough. and yet men dare TO
The oden spirit has gone aud the glory has passed away
We are selfish. hard and cold! oh, many seeming Snch.
Have sprung to the stature Of men when they only felt
The needed touch on the quick that goaied guided.
And they waited to think but they sprang to dare
and do.
But know not when we felt tho hearts Of US decpcr
/ know not when souls with an awfulIer JOY were
Than when we heard OF his deed who years back.
Down into the Valley of Death and walks in It's shade
today.
man in the strength OF hi, rc tho strength OF body
with the hope Of the soucd OF much to do and GAIN
with learning and culture aud grace 10 light tho way he
Just turned upon ALL for the cpcrs drcar abode
They OF the lcpcrs ccanscd by the Cristouch long
But not for such "a these the healing hand to know;
only to linger ON. TIL one fail to recognize
That human soul can dwell In such horrible guse
Think lad OF living onos IIfc ones fc with such
TO leave all bright and fair and foul disease
For the sick that the that none can
DO ou think tho could face It undlsmaycd
And moretO know fun well liz Ike viii come To pass.
ones own clean body and sound shall be this mdeous
THIS ioahsome. shuddering heap faIn would put
OF the kindly earth hide from the OF
day.
He heard the call stayed "Ny Master here T."
His work there ANA he went 10 o his work and die.
Hope 10 The hopeless lac bore AMI the comfort that
fOTtcth
To the hearts Of the men who lay tho vale OF the shade
OF death.
lie has loved and worked for the epcrs It's the four
teenth year.
And The stroke has fallen at last and the end IL draweh
lie viii love and work the ond, surely the martyrs
Who follow tho bleeding feet OF the martyr Son OF Man.
The feet that fathOmed and scaled ever their rest
won,
The awful abyss OF Love- and Its heights that know tho
sun. EMILY II. HICKEY.